Halifax woman denies committing unemployment fraud

Holly Proctor, 43, of Halifax has pleaded innocent to charges that she collected more than $29,000 in unemployment benefits while she was working.

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By Patriot Ledger staff

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Posted Apr. 30, 2014 at 11:13 PM
Updated Apr 30, 2014 at 11:16 PM

By Patriot Ledger staff

Posted Apr. 30, 2014 at 11:13 PM
Updated Apr 30, 2014 at 11:16 PM

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BOSTON – A 43-year-old Halifax woman has pleaded innocent to charges that she collected more than $29,000 in unemployment benefits while she was working.

Holly Proctor was arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston and was released on personal recognizance. She is due back in court June 20.

Proctor is charged with 42 counts of unemployment fraud and two counts of larceny over $250. Investigators from Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office said Proctor applied for and received state unemployment benefits for 42 weeks between May 2009 and September 2010.

Authorities said Proctor was working during those 42 weeks, earning more than $53,000 from her employment in that time period.

Coakley’s unemployment fraud division says it obtained more than $1.4 million in restitution for the state in 2013.